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* Pre-impairment profit up on higher lending, lower costs
(Adds chief executive quotes, mortgage rates, share price)

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Posted at 08:19h
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Statement rejects reports that intelligence agencies are withholding information
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Posted at 07:40h
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Bank of Ireland said on
Monday it would take longer than anticipated to hit a return on
tangible equity (ROTE) above 10% as it targeted further cost
cuts after underlying pretax profits fell for the fourth
successive year.
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British real estate agent Countrywide
on Monday confirmed that it was in talks with rival LSL
Property Services for a possible all-share merger.

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* APRA outlines plans focused on climate-related financial
risks

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Posted at 06:53h
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Italy's biggest bank UniCredit
said on Monday Chief Executive Jean Pierre Mustier had
confirmed he would remain in his role, following media reports
that he was being considered for the top job at rival HSBC
.
Posted at 06:33h
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in
on Monday said the government should start reviewing whether a
supplementary budget should be drawn up to head off the impact
of the coronavirus outbreak on Asia's fourth-largest economy.
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Australian shares fell more than 2% on
Monday, their biggest since mid-August 2019, as sharp spikes in
coronavirus cases outside mainland China deepened worries about
a hit to the global economy.

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Southeast Asian stock markets tumbled on
Monday as a sharp rise in coronavirus cases in South Korea and
Italy stoked fears of a global pandemic, while Malaysia plunged
to a more than eight-year low amid political turmoil.
The selldown cut across currencies, bonds and equities...
Posted at 06:10h
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Italy's biggest bank UniCredit
said on Monday Chief Executive Jean Pierre Mustier had
confirmed he would remain in his role, following media reports
that he was being considered for the top job at rival HBSC
.